Main > Reviews
New Review: Bits Limited SmartStrip
KevSteele:
Well, after a two-week delay due to shipping problems and a brief vacation, I'm back and writing reviews. First out of the gate is a review of the Bits Limited SmartStrip, which is a great "one-button" power solution for a MAME cab:
http://retroblast.com/smartstrip1.html
As always, a video segment is included (sorry, no smashed ice cubes this time... :P)
Kevin
AlanS17:
What's the price on that thing? Is it worth whatever the price is?
KevSteele:
--- Quote from: AlanS17 on August 01, 2003, 04:13:46 pm ---What's the price on that thing? Is it worth whatever the price is?
--- End quote ---
It's $30, and it seems worth it to me -- turn on the computer, and everything else in the cab powers up. Turn off the computer, and everything shuts down.
I've seen a lot of homebrew circuits here, but for $30 I'll go with the power strip (especially since you also get EMI/RFI filtering and surge suppression!)
I'm willing to play around with 12v, but once you start working with 120v I feel more comfortable using an "off the shelf" solution.
Kevin
Hoagie_one:
Got me convinced
AlanS17:
--- Quote from: kevsteele on August 01, 2003, 04:36:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: AlanS17 on August 01, 2003, 04:13:46 pm ---What's the price on that thing? Is it worth whatever the price is?
--- End quote ---
I'm willing to play around with 12v, but once you start working with 120v I feel more comfortable using an "off the shelf" solution.
Kevin
--- End quote ---
*cough* sissy *cough* ;) j/k
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version